Industrial Wastes as Auxiliary Additives to Cement/Lime Stabilization of Soils by Jijo James, P. Kasinatha Pandian

“…Lime stabilization is the most preferred method for plastic clays; however, it proves to be ineffective in sulphate rich clays and performs poorly under extreme conditions. …”
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Naturally Occurring Radionuclides in Agricultural Products by Edward A. Hanlon

“… This document is a summary of research with the naturally occurring radionuclides in agricultural products associated with phosphatic clays in Florida. This document is SL221, a fact sheet of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Some New Derivatives of Coumarin and Quinolinyl Mercaptotriazoles by Mona A. Hosny, Hyam A. Radwan, Emtithal A. El-Sawi

“…Pechmann condensation of ethylacetoacetate with derivatives of phenol by heating in absence of solvent and with montmorillonite clays K-10 afforded coumarin derivatives (1a-e) in good yields which on reaction with thiosemicarbazide in anhydrous pyridine yielded coumarin-quinolinyl mercaptotriazole (2a-e). …”
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Soil Creep Effect on Time-Dependent Deformation of Deep Braced Excavation by Panpan Guo, Gang Lei, Lina Luo, Xiaonan Gong, Yixian Wang, Baojian Li, Xunjian Hu, Haibo Hu

“…The observational method is more applicable for deep braced excavations in soft clays constructed using the top-down method. The plain-strain numerical simulation method can be conveniently used for parametric analysis, but it is unable to capture the spatial characteristics of soil creep effect on lateral wall deflections and ground movements. …”
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Structure and formation of the Lower Cretaceous–Eocene section in the central part of the Simferopol Uplift by K.A. Dubkova, S.B. Shishlov, E.M. Bugrova, E.Yu. Zakrevskaya

“…The Upper Ypresian sediments dated by foraminifera were found to rest erosively on the Lower Hauterivian clays altered by the processes of subaerial soil formation. …”
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Recent Progress of Imprinted Nanomaterials in Analytical Chemistry by Rüstem Keçili, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

“…In addition, MIPs can be prepared as composite nanomaterials using nanoparticles, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), nanorods, quantum dots (QDs), graphene, and clays. This review paper aims to demonstrate and highlight the recent progress of the applications of imprinted nanocomposite materials in analytical chemistry.…”
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Regional Soil Patterns as Indicators of Late Cenozoic Change in the Critical Zone: A Baseline Synthesis for the Landscapes of Peninsular India by Yanni Gunnell, Nicolas Durand, Shanti Pappu

“…The inventory highlights two generations of residual soils: 1) deep Lixisols, hosting low-activity clays and large iron hydroxide concentrations indicative of humid conditions in the geological past; and 2) shallow Luvisols containing high-activity clays and large stocks of exchangeable bases, indicative of drier conditions compatible with the modern climate. …”
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Transparent Celadon with Phase-Separated Structure: Study on the Technological Characteristics and Coloring Mechanism of Celadons from the Lieshan Kiln by Qijiang Li, Jingyun Wang, Chao Chen, Tao Fang, Chenyi Gao, Jinwei Li

“…Celadon bodies from both periods were crafted from local sedimentary clays in a single-ingredient formula, with the Jin Dynasty refining the preparation, leading to enhanced density and higher firing temperatures compared to the Northern Song Dynasty. …”
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Thermal stability changing caused by chromium (iii) in the carbonated magnesium-aluminum hydrotalcite by Nayara Bach Franco de Aquino, Daniel Branco de Morais, Andriélli Corrêa de Aquino, Graciele Vieira Barbosa, Alberto Adriano Cavalheiro

“… There are several purposes for investigating hydrotalcite clays and one of them is due to its importance as an anionic adsorbent and ion exchanger, which make them capable of removing various pollutants from water. …”
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“Isso vai ser um caos!”: distopia e autoritarismo em Namíbia, não!* by Anderson de Figueiredo Matias

“…Para eso, utiliza contribuciones de intelectuales como Grada Kilomba, en Memórias da Plantação: episódios de racismo cotidiano (2019), de Abdias do Nascimento, en Teatro Experimental do Negro: trajetória e reflexões (2004), de Leda Maria Martins, en Como respirar? (2020) y de Gregory Clayes, en Dystopia: A Natural History. A study of modern despotism, its antecedents, and its literary diffractions (2017).…”
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Recent Advances and Future Prospects of Lithium Recovery from Low-Grade Lithium Resources: A Review by Jihan Gu, Binjun Liang, Xianping Luo, Xin Zhang, Weiquan Yuan, Bin Xiao, Xuekun Tang

“…This article focuses on low-grade lithium sources such as clays, brines, coal, and coal by-products, and analyzes the principles, advantages, and limitations of key extraction techniques, including acid-alkaline leaching, bioleaching, adsorption, and membrane separation. …”
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Effect of MMT-HNT Hybrid Nanoclay on Properties of UHMWPE Composite by Rania Hasan, Sarang Pande, Pravin Bhalerao, Sachin Salunkhe, Robert Cep, Emad Abouel Nasr

“…Due to the increasing demand for artificial joint implants, two types of clays, montmorillonite (MMT) and halloysite nanotube (HNT), have been used either in combination as hybrid additives to reinforce the properties of the widely used polymer in the biomedical field (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). …”
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Geological Modeling of the Senonian Aquifer in the Oued Guir Watershed (Southeast Morocco) by Messaoudi Badre, Kabiri Lahcen, El Ouali Mohamed, Ait Lahssaine Ismail, Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre

“…The facies change between clays, silts, and sands, while the thickness exceeds 650 meters. …”
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Ultrasonic, Molecular and Mechanical Testing Diagnostics in Natural Fibre Reinforced, Polymer-Stabilized Earth Blocks by C. Galán-Marín, C. Rivera-Gómez, F. Bradley

“…Mechanical tests were carried out for three different clays which showed that the polymer increased the mechanical resistance of the samples to varying degrees, depending on the plasticity index of each soil. …”
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Importance of the α-plot Method in the Characterization of Nanoporous Materials by Jhonny Villarroel-Rocha, Deicy Barrera, Andrés A. García Blanco, Ma. Eugenia Roca Jalil, Karim Sapag

“…The analysis was segregated into three categories: (i) microporous materials, in which the analyzed samples are activated carbons (ACs) with different pore-size distributions, a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) and a zeolite (MS5A); (ii) mesoporous materials, including ordered mesoporous carbons (CMK-3) and ordered mesoporous siliceous materials (MCM-41 and SBA-15); and (iii) micro-mesoporous materials, in which pillared clays (PILCs) obtained with different metals (Al, Si, Fe and Zr) were studied. …”
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Classical and quantum algorithms for many-body problems by Ayral, Thomas

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Physicochemical kinetics of rapid soil stabilization using calcium sulfoaluminate-based cements by Nicholas Benjamin Petersen, Ashish Bastola, Pavan Akula, John Rushing

“…This study investigates the physicochemical effects of using Calcium Sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement-based stabilizers for rapid stabilization of weak clays, focusing on early age (<1 day) reaction kinetics and its effect on the short-term and long-term engineering characteristics. …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey by Els Clays, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Delphine De Smedt, Peter Pype, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Lisa Van Wilder, Diego Schrans

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Tracing fineware production in the Neo-Assyrian empire: Neutron activation analysis of common and Palace Ware in the upper Tigris River Valley, Turkey. by Britt E Hartenberger, James A Davenport, Timothy Matney

“…Our conclusions show that there is considerable homogeneity in the clays of the upper Tigris river valley in Turkey and the lower Tigris in northern Iraq. …”
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Assessment of gold mineralization potential in the Tanzania Craton based on stream sediment geochemistry multivariate analysis and regression modeling by Mahamuda Abu, John Desderius Kalimenze, Benatus Norbert Mvile, Samuel Nunoo

“…Mafic, ultramafic rocks, and clays are the most probable sources of Au in the area. …”
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